Oral histories
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories
The1913 Flood Survivors Oral Histories is a collection of video oral history interviews with survivors of the 1913 Dayton Flood. The videos were made in the 1990s and the participants tell their stories of survival as children during the flood.
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley, Dayton Refugee Oral Histories (SC-349)
The collection documents the stories of six (6) local Dayton area refugees who originated from Congo, Iraq, Burundi, and Ethiopia. It contains audio oral histories, transcripts, and project documentation.
Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral History Project Records
The Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral History Project primarily contains oral histories gathered from several workers in the field of Aerospace Technology during the Cold War (1946-1992). With few exceptions, the interviewees were all engineers and worked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on projects ranging from stealth and fly-by-wire technology to jet propulsion and foreign intelligence gathering, etc.
Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project (UA-16, Series 1) in CORE Scholar
Judith Ezekiel "Feminism in the Heartland" Research Collection
John Pirelli Lodge 1633, Società di Mutuo Soccorso, Records (MS-552)
The John Pirelli Lodge was a chapter of the Società di Mutuo Soccorso (Sons of Italy) established in Dayton soon after the death of its namesake Giovanni “John” Pirelli. The collection includes planning and finance information, officer lists, rules and rituals, general histories, newspaper clippings, photographs, and oral histories.
Paul Katz Papers
The collection consists of materials relating to Katz's long career as a musician, composer, teacher, and conductor. Katz organized the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in 1933 and held the post of Musical Director until he retired in 1975. Papers in this collection include personal correspondence, conductor scores, photographs, clippings, speeches, and articles by Katz. Also included are audio recordings of performances and interviews by Dr. Katz and his wife Phyllis Katz.
Leo Lucas Oral History Interview (SC-262)
The collection consists of an oral history interview audio recording with Leo Lucas, a member of the Dayton City School Board during the battle over busing students for desegregation. The interview was conducted in the summer of 1975 by high school student Mark Benbow.
Marjorie McLellan Miami Valley History Collection (UA-16)
Occupy Dayton Oral History Project
